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Doublespeak and Political Pleasantries: Iran receives Obama’s message in good faith but says reconciliation requires concrete steps

Doublespeak and Political Pleasantries: Iran receives Obama’s message in good faith but says reconciliation requires concrete steps

In good faith, Iran receives US President Barack Obama’s conciliatory message to the Iranian people but the country feels that any reconciliation needs ‘a concrete step forward.’ This is according to Ali Akbar Javanfaker, one of the closest advisers to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Javanfaker said, “We receive the message in good faith, [...]